Company Overview

The Podglomerate is a leading firm for podcast production, marketing/audience development, and monetization. We bring curiosity to life through critically-acclaimed and award-winning podcasts ranging from narrative-driven stories and sound-rich dramas to branded series and interview shows. Since its start in 2015, The Podglomerate has grown to represent more than 70 podcasts accounting for more than 30 million monthly downloads, with our shows topping the podcast charts and receiving features on every major podcast distribution app with national coverage across print, digital, radio, and television. Our high-profile list of podcast clients includes NPR, PBS, A+E, Lifetime, History Channel, Harvard Business School, MIT, Stanford, Lit Hub Radio, NPR stations (including KPCC/LAist, NHPR, WHYY, WUNC, VPM, WPM, GBH), WNET, Substack, Magnificent Noise, Expedia, Optum, CVS Health, Hubspot, and Hoff Studios, among many others.

Position Overview

This position is integral to the short & long-term success of The Podglomerate’s Production department. We are building an eclectic slate of new podcasts and we need a creative spirit with an ear for exciting sound design, concise storytelling, and a mind for efficient workflows.

In this position, you will be the lead editor on the production of multiple podcast audio and video episodes. This position will be focused on crafting and structuring various podcast episodes. You should love to tell stories and transfer in-depth interviews into engaging thematic episodes. The Lead Editor will work in tandem with the rest of the production team to keep a tight workflow and hit deadlines. They should want to thrive in a collaborative, deadline-driven environment.

Compensation

• Salary: target range of $70-85k/year, depending primarily on demonstrated success in the “Qualifications/Requirements” section below.
• Bonus: target 10% of salary, contingent upon a combination of (1) overall business performance, (2) department performance, (3) and individual performance. Bonus amount paid could be less-than, equal-to, or greater-than the stated target.
• Benefits:
  • Phantom Equity;  accrue “phantom equity points” in The Podglomerate LLC after 1 year of service. Points represent an employee’s pro-rata share in the financial upside of the business. Further details to be provided during the interview process.
  • 401k Plan; employer gift of 3% of W2 compensation to employee, plus profit-sharing eligibility. No employee contribution required to receive 3% gift, or be eligible for profit-sharing. Further details to be provided during the interview process.
  • 100% employer-sponsored premiums for employee:
    • Medical; Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield; PPO/HMO depending on employee legal residence. Optional HSA account available.
    • Dental; Delta Dental
    • Vision; Delta Vision
    • Short-term disability; SunLife
    • Long-term disability; SunLife
    • Life Insurance; SunLife
• Additional perks: Biennial $600 technology stipend. $1,000 annual food & beverage reimbursement for industry events & networking
• Time off: Unlimited PTO, with manager approval
• Volunteer Days: one (1) per quarter

Career Advancement

We are always open to discussing new and evolving roles with team members.

Should the employee wish to grow into a new role, there are a number of opportunities for growth and development. Presently, we have identified the future growth opportunities. In all likelihood, a future role will likely encompass a combination of the below opportunities and roles.

(1) Senior Editor, Creative Director. The success of this business line will create more opportunities within the company–for both additional external productions and future planned internal productions. As we better-understand market demand, we will likely need more people to (1) manage service contracts, and (2) contribute to internal properties. As the team grows, there will likely be a point where the Service and Internal production roles are separated into different departments and/or workflows. Within that shift, there will likely be an opportunity to focus wholly on either Services or Internal properties, Creative, or as someone who supervises both sub-groups of Production work.

(2) Staff Management. Once independently proficient, you could formally manage teams of junior production employees and contractors, and operate more strictly in a supervisory capacity–accountable for the success of each campaign, but with your team executing the majority of the production labor.

(3) Internal Workflow Management. The company software and workflow management systems have recently been retooled, but we are always looking for better efficiencies.

(4) Mentorship. Our intent is to keep adding and building strong production professionals in this space. We will need someone to oversee their growth and development alongside a workload of successful campaign execution.

Essential Job Functions

• Lead post-production on episodes from multiple ongoing projects, with an ear and eye towards story crafting, structure, and exciting sound design:
  • Set deadlines, clearly communicate those deadlines and keep the team on track
  • Outline, produce, and assemble episodes throughout all stages of production
  • Edit episodes, with an ear and eye toward story crafting, structure, and exciting sound design.
    • Using: Adobe Audition, RX Plugins, Premiere Pro, Descript, Adobe Media Encoder
  • Ensure editorial, production, and technical quality of programming
  • Direct hosts and talent while providing guidance, support, and best practices to ensure a high quality final product will be produced
  • Select clips for audio and video sharing on social media platforms
  • Review episode transcripts for any errors or updates prior to publishing
  • Review and QC audio and video deliverables prior to publishing
  • Upload final deliverables to hosting platforms
  • Project-manage production schedules, workflow, roles, and responsibilities
  • Select clips for audio and video sharing on social media platforms
  • Review episode transcripts for any errors or updates prior to publishing
  • Review audio and video deliverables prior to publishing
• Work alongside multiple internal partners, stakeholders, executives, external partners and outside agencies
• Perpetually remain up-to-speed on the latest news in the entertainment, technology and podcasting space
• Work with the VP and Executive Producer to set editorial agendas and goals for shows.
• Work with internal and external production teams to provide notes on the engineering, editing, and mixing of  productions
• Manage a team of junior editors, guiding and supporting their growth, assessing their performance
• Help guide the pre-production process in collaboration with host, clients, and producers.

Qualifications/Requirements

• A demonstrated history of successfully-executing podcast production campaigns in the last 2 years
• 5+ years of experience as an editor in audio production
• Highly skilled at all aspects of editing from creative to technical
• Ability to communicate notes concisely and clearly
• Creative and motivated self-starter with a hands-on attitude
• Ability to collaborate with internal and external partners
• Creative problem solving skills
• Skills in music and sound design editing
• Proficiency in current mixing standards
• Excellent writing, organizational and presentation skills
• Master knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite
  • Premiere
  • Audition
  • Media Encoder
  • Photoshop (Intermediate level)
• Bonus:
  • Airtable organizational experience
  • Megaphone hosting experience
  • YouTube experience
  • Music creation skills
• Please note: The Podglomerate LLC is only eligible to hire full-time employees in the United States.

Special Requirements

• The employee may be required to report to a different local office as a normal, contemplated, and mandated incident of their employment
• Limited travel
• Flexible schedule required

Working Conditions

• Remote work – employee controls working environment
• Labor is akin to that of an “office environment”, with frequent, computer, mouse, keyboard use
• Hearing, talking, reaching, grasping

To Apply

Please send a resume to listen [at] thepodglomerate.com to apply for this role. Please also write a few sentences about why you’re interested in the role and your qualifications.

Note: This job description is not intended to be all inclusive or exclusive. At any time, employee may perform other related duties as required to meet the ongoing needs of the organization and participate in additional trainings.

The Podglomerate LLC follows Equal Opportunity Employment Commission guidelines. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.